Worldwide Organization of Neurocritical Care: Results from the PRINCE Study Part 1.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Neurocritical care focuses on the care of critically ill patients with an acute neurologic disorder and has grown significantly in the past few years. However, there is a lack of data that describe the scope of practice of neurointensivists and epidemiological data on the types of patients and treatments used in neurocritical care units worldwide. To address these issues, we designed a multicenter, international, point-prevalence, cross-sectional, prospective, observational, non-interventional study in the setting of neurocritical care (PRINCE Study).

Methods

In this manuscript, we analyzed data from the initial phase of the study that included registration, hospital, and intensive care unit (ICU) organizations. We present here descriptive statistics to summariz

SUBMITTER: Suarez JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7223982 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature